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KuFuDaMammy t1_j9dg0bd wrote

Thats Stanley Kubrik's backyard pool

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singularNihilist59 t1_j9d6ub4 wrote

sorry! space noob here! why is he just floating there? is he acclimatizing himself to zero gravity or something?

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fuvywrklrlfwpbpmjq t1_j9g9ok3 wrote

This is a fun question! NASA used swimming pools during Apollo training for two reasons:

First, to practice the final stage of an Apollo mission: splashdown. If the capsule sinks (which happened to Gus Grissom during the Mercury program), astronauts need to be able to exit the capsule and float until they are rescued.

Second, to practice operating in space outside of their spaceship, called EVA (extra-vehicular activity).

Looking at the photo, I'm guessing this was spashdown training.

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SelectAd1942 t1_j9d6oi8 wrote

I too like wearing my space suit in the pool

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Cleanlyidolize t1_j9d7bqu wrote

‟I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I do not intend to waste any of mine.” Neil Armstrong

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yigitcandem t1_j9d81uz wrote

my brain mistook ‟in 1967” for ‟in SPACE!”, an obvious click ensued.

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